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High Court Upholds Key Part of Obama Health Law
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
The court on Thursday handed Obama a campaign-season victory in rejecting arguments that Congress went too far in requiring most Americans to have health insurance or pay a penalty.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved)
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